West Virginia Mountaineers honor National Guard members shot near White House
Before the West Virginia Mountaineers football team took on the No. 5 Texas Tech Red Raiders Saturday afternoon in Morgantown, the crowd shared a moment of silence for the two West Virginia National Guard soldiers shot in Washington, D.C., Wednesday.
The public address announcer asked the crowd for silence as it came together to honor 24-year-old U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe from Martinsburg and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom from Webster Springs. Their pictures were shown on the scoreboard during the moment of silence.
The two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House during their deployment in D.C. Spc. Beckstrom died from her injuries, while Staff Sgt. Wolfe remains in critical condition.
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The suspected shooter is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national.
The shooting happened in broad daylight, and eyewitness video has emerged showing the shooter, believed to be Lakanwal, wearing dark clothing, turning a corner with a revolver in hand while Guardsmen scramble for cover.
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One of the Guardsmen was seen around a corner down a street and returned fire. Metro Police say other National Guardsmen heard the shots about three blocks away from the White House and were able to detain Lakanwal after he had been shot.
The shooter fired off 10 to 15 rounds with a .357 revolver, according to federal charging documents cited by Reuters.
Lakanwal had entered the United States in September 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome, the Biden administration’s Afghan evacuation and resettlement program. Prosecutors say he traveled across the country shortly before the attack and had no prior criminal record.
Lakanwal faces charges of first-degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed. Attorney General Pam Bondi has said the Department of Justice intends to seek the death penalty.
Beckstrom and Wolfe were among members of the West Virginia National Guard deployed to the D.C. area to tackle crime in the city in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump.
Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., told “FOX & Friends Weekend” Saturday that Wolfe is “hanging on,” adding his family is calling for prayer.
“Andrew is fighting for his life right now, and his family and all of his friends, they’re trying to harvest as many prayers as possible from all across the country, all across the globe, to help him recover,” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey told “Fox & Friends Weekend” Saturday.
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“West Virginia cares very deeply about its guard. And there’s just a proud tradition of West Virginians who step up from military service. So, when something like this happens, it’s really a gut punch to the communities.”
As for the Mountaineers’ game, they weren’t competitive against one of the best teams in the country. The Red Raiders beat them, 49-0, to move to 11-1 on the year. West Virginia finished its season 4-8.
Venezuela denounces Trump’s call to deem its airspace fully closed now
Venezuela on Saturday condemned President Donald Trump saying the South American country’s airspace should be considered closed as a “colonialist threat.”
Venezuelan officials accused Trump of threatening the country’s sovereignty, adding that his comments went against international law.
The country’s foreign minister called Trump’s post “another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people,” BBC News reported.
Earlier Saturday, the president said on Truth Social that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered “closed in its entirety.”
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“To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY,” he wrote without elaborating.
This came a week after the Federal Aviation Administration warned airlines of a “worsening security situation” in the area.
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Some international airlines canceled flights after the warning.
“Operators are advised to exercise caution when operating in the Maiquetia flight information region at all altitudes due to the worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela,” the FAA said in a pre-Thanksgiving advisory.
“Threats could pose a potential risk to aircraft at all altitudes, including during overflight, the arrival and departure phases of flight, and/or airports and aircraft on the ground,” it added, asking airlines to provide at least 72-hour advance notice to the FAA if they plan to fly through the area.
The warning came amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela as the U.S. builds up its presence in the Caribbean to deter drug smugglers.
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Direct flights from U.S. passenger and cargo carriers to Venezuela have been suspended since 2019, but some airlines still fly over the country on their South American routes, according to Reuters.
The U.S. doesn’t have the authority to close another country’s airspace.
Trump ally in Congress calls it quits as lawmaker’s family member makes surprising move
Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, announced on Saturday that he will not seek re-election in 2026 so he can focus on his family, and his own twin brother subsequently revealed his candidacy to fill the open seat.
The congressman said he made the decision after speaking with his family over Thanksgiving. He has served in the U.S. House since 2021.
“After more than 30 years in law enforcement serving and protecting my community as a police officer, constable, Fort Bend County Sheriff, an Army veteran, and six years representing this district in Congress, I have made the decision, after conversations with my beautiful bride and my girls over the Thanksgiving holiday, to focus on my family and return home after this Congress,” he wrote on X.
An ally of President Donald Trump, Nehls said he notified the commander-in-chief of his plans before making his announcement public.
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“Before making this decision, I called President Trump personally to let him know of my plans,” Nehls said. “President Trump has always been a strong ally for our district and a true friend, and I wanted him to hear it from me first.”
“Serving this country in the military, serving our community in law enforcement, and serving this district in Congress has been the honor of my life,” he continued. “Thank you for your trust, your friendship, and your prayers.”
Nehls, 57, has been a big supporter of Trump’s mass deportation agenda. The House Judiciary Committee advanced his legislation earlier this month that would remove barriers to illegal migrant deportations. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., introduced a similar measure in the Senate.
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The congressman also co-sponsored a bill to put Trump on the $100 bill to honor the president. He also called for renaming Dulles International Airport after Trump and for the Republican Party to support whatever Trump says or does.
Nehls previously served as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves and was deployed to combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also worked in law enforcement for many years.
The Texas congressman joins a growing list of Republican lawmakers who have decided not to retain their seat, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who announced earlier this month amid her feud with Trump that she would step down in January.
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After Nehls announced his plans to retire, his identical twin brother, Trever Nehls, said he would be running for his brother’s seat.
“I am honored to announce my candidacy for Congressional District 22 to continue fighting for the people of this district,” he wrote on Facebook. “District 22 needs a Representative who will follow in Troy’s footsteps and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Trump to defend our conservative values, secure the border, protect our families, and oppose the reckless and radical agenda that Democrats continue to press upon the American people. I’m ready to take up that fight.”
Sydney Sweeney caught in intimate pool moment with music exec at her $13.5M mansion
Sydney Sweeney flaunted her curves in new photos as she spent the weekend in the Florida Keys with Scooter Braun.
The 28-year-old actress was photographed enjoying time at her $13.5 million Florida Keys home, which she purchased in 2024. Sweeney and Braun lounged and played in the pool together. At one point, the 44-year-old record executive held Sweeney in the water as she smiled.
Sweeney wore a low-cut white one-piece swimsuit and black sunglasses, while Braun wore red and white striped swim trunks.
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After relaxing poolside, Sweeney hopped back into the water with Braun. The two laughed together as Sweeney raised her hand in a playful stop-motion while Braun pointed his finger at her.
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The pair later tossed a blue and white beach ball with friends. When the pool games wrapped, the “Euphoria” star put on a pair of striped, patchwork shorts.
Sweeney confirmed in a May 2025 interview with The Times UK that she and fiancé Jonathan Davino had ended their engagement.
The outing comes months after Sweeney and Braun first crossed paths during Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding celebrations in Venice in June 2025. A source told People there was “something going on already” between the two. Paparazzi later captured the pair strolling through the city.
This is one of several trips the couple has taken together in recent months. They spent Labor Day weekend at Lake Tahoe. Another insider told People that Sweeney was “intrigued” by Braun because “Scooter’s a charmer.” The source added that he is “confident, but also sweet and very attentive.”
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By late September, their bond appeared strong enough that Braun attended Sweeney’s 28th birthday celebration in Los Angeles. The next night, he joined her and her family at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights.
In early November, the couple shed any remaining doubt about the nature of their relationship when photographers caught them sharing a PDA during a stroll through Central Park. Braun and Sweeney were photographed kissing while sitting on a large rock, marking their first openly affectionate moment on camera.
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After a long weekend in the Keys with friends and a jet ski outing, Sweeney posted a new video from a different location.
It appears the “Christy” star has left Florida and headed west for Thanksgiving weekend on the lake. Sweeney has long kept close ties to her family’s home in the Pacific Northwest. She told Stephen Colbert earlier this month that her relatives have lived on the same lake for five generations, and she recently bought her great-grandmother’s former house to keep that legacy alive.
She captioned her post, “42 degrees out and still my happy place, last run of the season before it ices over.”
One fan in the comments asked about her water-skiing speed. Sweeney replied, “My uncle drives me between 32–34 mph!!”
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Bizarre marijuana disorder that causes ‘scromiting’ gets official code as cases spike
A mysterious vomiting disorder tied to long-term marijuana use is now formally recognized by global health officials, a move experts say could help save lives as cases surge nationwide.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has formally added cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) to its diagnostic manual, according to guidance published by the agency in October, giving the mysterious disorder a dedicated code for the first time. The update, which took effect Oct. 1 and is now adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, allows physicians nationwide to identify, track and study the condition rather than lumping it into broader vomiting or gastrointestinal categories.
CHS is a dangerous and sometimes deadly syndrome that, according to the National Institutes of Health, affects chronic cannabis users, causing severe nausea, repeated vomiting, abdominal pain, dehydration, weight loss and, in rare cases, heart rhythm problems, seizures, kidney failure and death.
Patients often describe a horrifying symptom known as “scromiting,” screaming and vomiting at the same time due to extreme pain, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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Until now, doctors have struggled to diagnose CHS because its symptoms mimic food poisoning, the stomach flu and more, Axios reported, and some patients have gone months and even years without answers.
“It helps us count and monitor these cases,” said Beatriz Carlini, a research associate professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
UW identifies and tracks CHS in its hospitals and emergency rooms and praised the WHO decision in a Nov. 18 news release.
“A new code for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome will supply important hard evidence on cannabis-adverse events, which physicians tell us is a growing problem,” added Carlini, who studies adverse health effects of cannabis use.
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A new JAMA Network Open study published Nov. 24 found emergency room visits for CHS spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic and have remained high ever since. Researchers say isolation, stress and increased access to high-potency cannabis products likely contributed to the rise.
CHS-related ER visits rose approximately 650% from 2016 to their peak during the pandemic, especially among those ages 18 to 35, according to the study. The authors also noted a dramatic shift in THC potency, with today’s products often topping 20% THC, compared to just 5% in the 1990s.
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John Puls, a Florida-based psychotherapist and nationally certified addiction specialist, said he has seen an “alarming” increase in CHS, particularly among adolescents and young adults using high-potency cannabis.
“In my opinion, and the research also supports this, the increased rates of CHS are absolutely linked to high-potency cannabis. Often, products are over 90% THC,” Puls told Fox News Digital. He added that the most common misconception about CHS is that it is not a real condition, which is why he believes the new diagnosis code is “a significant step in the right direction.”
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Some researchers, however, note that causation remains unproven, the epidemiology is not fully understood and the underlying cause of CHS is still unknown. One theory is that heavy, long-term cannabis use overstimulates the body’s cannabinoid system, triggering the opposite of marijuana’s usual anti-nausea effect.
“Although cannabis can be used to treat nausea, those products are typically much lower dose THC, usually less than 5%,” Puls said.
Stopping cannabis use appears to be the only surefire cure, according to the Cleveland Clinic and NIH. Typical nausea medications rarely help, so doctors often turn to stronger drugs or capsaicin cream, which mimics the warm relief many patients get from hot showers.
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A telltale sign of CHS is that sufferers often find relief only by taking long, hot showers, a temporary fix scientists still don’t fully understand.
The syndrome is intermittent, which leads some users to believe a bout of illness was a fluke and that they may continue using cannabis without incident before suddenly becoming violently sick again. Experts say many people resist the diagnosis, and even those who accept it often find it hard to quit cannabis because of addiction.
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“Some people say they’ve used cannabis without a problem for decades,” said Dr. Chris Buresh, an emergency medicine specialist with UW Medicine. “But even small amounts can make these people start throwing up.”
And once someone has had CHS, Puls noted, they’re more likely to experience it again.
“My hope would be that with this new diagnosis code that CHS is more accurately diagnosed in an emergency room setting,” he said.
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Public health experts expect the new WHO code to dramatically improve surveillance and help physicians spot trends, especially as legalization spreads and high-potency products proliferate.
Anti-ICE agitators battle police in Lower Manhattan standoff, streets in disarray
Police confirmed multiple arrests Saturday after hundreds of anti-ICE agitators were caught on video throwing trash cans and debris at officers near a government building in New York City.
The incident happened during an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants in Chinatown, which has spurred protests in the area for more than a month.
Officers responded to Centre and Howard streets, near the U.S. General Service Administration building in Lower Manhattan, just before noon on a report of disorderly protesters, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News Digital.
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When police arrived, they found people blocking the street and exits at different locations, the NYPD said.
Video footage showed rioters pushing large potted plants in front of ICE vehicles, throwing trash at officers and screaming obscenities.
They were also spotted hurling trash cans and recycling bins and pushing barricades against officers.
Police said the protesters were told multiple times to disperse but did not comply.
Multiple people were taken into custody, according to the NYPD. The total number of arrests has not yet been released.
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ICE Public Affairs Assistant Director Emily Covington told Fox News that the protest was coordinated on social media, and organizers called agitators to ICE’s location in New York City.
“Individuals dressed in black clothing with backpacks, face masks, and goggles showed up and began to obstruct federal law enforcement officers including by blocking the parking garage,” Covington wrote in a statement. “When individuals broadcast the location of ICE, they are putting a target on the backs of officers.”
She added ICE officers are facing a 1,150% increase in assaults against them and an 8,000% increase in death threats as they make lawful arrests of criminal illegal immigrants.
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“We are grateful for the NYPD officers that responded to these violent agitators and stopped the lawlessness that ensued,” Covington wrote. “We will never apologize for enforcing the law and removing criminal illegal aliens including murderers, pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and terrorists from our communities. We won’t let violent rioters slow us down and anyone who assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Kim Kardashian ‘not accepting’ doctor’s alarming discovery in her brain
Kim Kardashian is publicly sharing her struggles with her brain health.
The reality star, 45, made the decision to get a brain scan after learning she may have an aneurysm, and when her doctor was reviewing the results, he found that she has “holes” in her brain.
She visited the doctor with Scott Disick during the latest episode of the family’s reality show, “The Kardashians,” to “see what my brain looks like.”
The two underwent scans, then psychiatrist Daniel Amen met with them to go over their results.
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He started by telling Kardashian she has a “beautiful brain,” and that it’s “not a brain that gets Alzheimer’s.”
“You are extraordinary in being positive,” Dr. Amen continued, “which is why you’re not terribly stressed, anxious or depressed.”
He showed her another view from the scan, and she asked, “What are those holes?”
“Yeah, I don’t like that,” he admitted. “So, what the holes mean is low activity. … The front part of your brain is less active than it should be. With your frontal lobes as they work now, it would be harder to manage stress. That’s not good for you, especially as you’re studying and getting ready to take the boards.”
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At the time of filming, Kardashian was gearing up to take the California bar exam. She later revealed she had failed.
When discussing the results of the scan later, she said on camera, “That just can’t be. It just can’t. Not accepting.”
“It could be the chronic stress that you’ve been under, trying to think about taking the boards in a couple months and studying 10 hours a day, not to mention all the other things that go on in your life,” Dr. Amen explained. “But we have to make it better.”
Kardashian took the bar exam in July, and earlier this month, she opened up about her results.
“Well…I’m not a lawyer yet, I just play a very well-dressed one on TV,” she wrote. “Six years into this law journey, and I’m still all in until I pass the bar. No shortcuts, no giving up – just more studying and even more determination.
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“Thank you to everyone who has supported and encouraged me along the way so far,” she added. “Falling short isn’t failure — it’s fuel. I was so close to passing the exam and that only motivated me even more. Let’s go!”
Kardashian began her journey toward becoming a lawyer in 2018, when she entered California’s Law Office Study Program, which allows aspiring lawyers to apprentice under licensed attorneys instead of attending law school.
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In 2021, the former “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star announced she had passed California’s “baby bar” exam after three failed attempts. Kardashian completed her six-year program in May.
Simple diet change could protect your heart from sitting all day, new study reveals
Sitting for long stretches could be hurting your heart — but researchers say a simple diet tweak, like adding cocoa, berries or apples, may help reduce the damage.
A new study from the University of Birmingham found that eating foods rich in flavanols — natural compounds found in cocoa, berries, apples, tea and nuts — can help protect blood vessels from the harmful effects of prolonged sitting, which can induce declines in vascular function and is linked to higher risks of stroke, heart attack and cardiovascular disease.
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Experts have known that flavanols, a type of polyphenol compound that occurs naturally in some fruits, tea, nuts and cocoa beans, have been shown to have cardiovascular health benefits, so they set out to see if they could stave off the harms of prolonged sitting, too.
“Whether we are sitting at desks, behind the wheel of a car, on a train, or on the sofa reading a book or watching TV, we all spend a lot of time seated,” lead author Catarina Rendeiro, Ph.D., assistant professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Birmingham, said in a news release. “Even though we are not moving our bodies, we are still putting them under stress.”
A mere 1% reduction in vascular function can lead to a 13% increased risk of cardiovascular disease, previous research has found.
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Researchers tested whether consuming flavanols before a two-hour sitting period could prevent the temporary blood vessel damage that typically occurs during prolonged inactivity, according to the research, which was published in late October in the Journal of Physiology.
Forty healthy young men — half highly fit and half less fit — drank either a high-flavanol cocoa beverage or a low-flavanol version before completing the sitting trial.
Before and after the sitting session, researchers checked how well the men’s blood vessels were working, looking at things like how flexible their arteries were, how much blood was flowing through them, their blood pressure and how much oxygen was getting to their leg muscles.
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Regardless of fitness level, men who drank the low-flavanol cocoa drinks experienced declines in blood vessel elasticity in both the arms and legs, along with higher diastolic blood pressure, reduced blood flow and lower muscle oxygenation.
But men who consumed the high-flavanol cocoa did not show any of these declines, suggesting that flavanols can prevent sitting-induced vascular dysfunction. The researchers said that the study included only men because hormonal shifts during the menstrual cycle could affect vascular responses, and should be examined in future research.
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“Our experiment indicates that higher fitness levels do not prevent the temporary impairment of vascular function induced by sitting when only drinking low-flavanol cocoa,” said study co-author Sam Lucas, Ph.D., professor of cerebrovascular, exercise and environmental physiology at the University of Birmingham.
The researchers said that eating flavanol-rich foods during long periods of sitting may help reduce some of the strain inactivity puts on the blood vessels, and noted that these foods are easy to add to the diet through everyday items like apples, berries, nuts and tea.
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The researchers noted additional limitations, including that participants’ fitness levels and diets weren’t fully captured and that polyphenols from earlier meals may still have been present. They added that future studies should better account for sports backgrounds, more detailed diet tracking, and longer restrictions on polyphenol intake before testing.
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Multiple trials have shown that cocoa flavanols can improve blood vessel function, though their impact on real-world cardiovascular risk appears modest and still developing. The Birmingham study also explored new ground, and few studies have tested whether nutrients can help counteract the vascular strain caused by prolonged sitting.
Nonetheless, Rendeiro said that eating flavanol-rich foods and breaking up long periods of sitting with short walks or standing breaks could help support long-term health at any fitness level.
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The research was supported by the College of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the study authors for comment.
‘Failing the community’: Freed criminal with lengthy rap sheet identified after fatal crash
The father and three young children killed in a tragic Colorado crash involving a stolen car were identified Wednesday by authorities, who revealed the suspect in connection to the carjacked vehicle had a prior criminal history and was on parole at the time of the crash that also claimed his life.
Alvin Corado, 35, his children MaKenlee Corado, 11, and Toretto Corado, 8, and friend Jase Green, 12, all of Colorado Springs, died Monday after a stolen car crashed into oncoming traffic on Highway 83 in Douglas County, Colorado.
The horrific crash happened just before 4:40 p.m. near milepost 40.5 and involved a stolen Toyota hatchback and the family’s Ford sedan, according to Colorado State Patrol (CSP).
Aurora Police Department (APD) confirmed to Fox News Digital the Toyota was reported stolen about an hour before the crash after a carjacking at Aurora’s Nine Mile Station.
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The carjacking suspect, identified late Saturday by the Douglas County Coroner’s Office to Fox News Digital as Walter Huling, 31, of Denver, allegedly pulled a woman from the driver’s seat of the Toyota and drove off.
As Huling was driving the stolen Toyota on the highway, he lost control for unknown reasons, over-corrected, rolled into the northbound lane and crashed head-on into the family’s car, authorities said.
Huling, Alvin, Makenlee, Toretto and Jase all died at the crash site.
MaKenlee and Toretto’s 13-year-old sister, Mia Corado, and Green’s 14-year-old brother, who were sitting in the back of the car, were airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
APD confirmed to Fox News Digital Huling had a criminal history.
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Colorado Department of Corrections records show Huling was on parole at the time of the crash, having been arrested in Denver County in 2019 and Arapahoe County in 2015.
Douglas County District Attorney George Brauchler told local outlet Denver 7 that Huling had an 11-page criminal history, dating back to when he was a child.
“This guy’s criminal history and the fact that he appears to have been on parole and this happened seems like we are failing the community,” Brauchler told the news station. “I think there’s a lot of justifiable anger and questions that should go on after a case like this. I’ve got questions for the state of Colorado, especially a guy that was on parole after he had a parole violation, and those questions have to be stern, and that is, ‘What are we doing? Who are you putting out here on the streets.'”
Though juvenile records are sealed, public records obtained by the outlet show Huling was charged with assault when he was 18 — kicking off what would be more than a dozen arrests within six years.
Prior charges included bribery, burglary, driving under the influence, parole violations and multiple other assaults, records show.
His most recent conviction, in 2019, stemmed from a Denver assault against a man, his wife and a police officer, according to Denver 7. Huling was sentenced to six years in prison.
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Following the tragedy, Marissa Corado, Mia’s mother, said her daughter suffered a lacerated liver, fractured pelvis, punctured diaphragm, broken arm and finger, esophagus tears, fractured ribs, broken back and lung contusions.
Mia was moved into a wheelchair for the first time Saturday but is still experiencing heart issues and has fluid in her lungs, Marissa wrote in an update on Facebook.
“Not even ten minutes after the [intubation] tube was taken out, Mia asked the question we knew was coming and had prepared for,” Marissa wrote earlier in the week. “After asking where her dad was, and me answering with the news of her siblings’ and fathers’ passing, she responded with ‘I know.’”
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Her mother said Mia remembered every moment leading up to the crash, the wreck itself and was awake the entire time.
“[She] even tried to help,” Marissa wrote. “We were told by those on the scene that she was awake, but we were not prepared for all of the details and had hoped trauma would have blocked it out of her brain. The very heart-wrenching and terrifying details, we will keep private … The things Mia saw and went through [are] something that no person should ever have to witness, let alone a 13-year-old witnessing of her very own family.”
Marissa added that Mia, traumatized herself, told her she was “sorry that I lost my children” and asked how she was going to be OK.
“We all know this is who Mia is, always looking out for others and being brave-faced through every hardship,” she wrote. “My hope is that soon she can cry, and process, and grieve, because right now she will not waiver [sic] in emotion, as she feels the need to be strong for others. … She is now aware she is not fit to fly to [her father’s funeral] service.”
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A vigil will be held in Colorado Springs for MaKenlee and Toretto, according to their mother. Their joint funeral service will be held in South Dakota pending Mia’s recovery timeline and ability to travel.
A GoFundMe has been set up to support the Corado family with funeral and memorial services, Mia’s medical and ICU expenses and Marissa’s lost wages as she cares for Mia.
“Please help me lay my babies to rest and get them back home to South Dakota for their service, and help me care for Mia who has a long road ahead of her,” Marissa wrote in a post. “Thank you for your thoughts and prayers in advance.”
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MaKenlee’s school in Colorado Springs, Sabin Middle School, released a statement Tuesday calling the loss “incomprehensible.”
“She was a bright, joyful presence in our school community — ‘friends with everyone,’ as her mom shared,” school officials wrote in a statement. “Please keep MaKenlee’s entire family in your thoughts during this difficult time.”